Meeting:2014/05/01

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2014/05/01 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio Meeting

Licence Exams

• List of full exam dates here
• Next next full date: 2nd May - 19:00, Tyler to handle room booking
• Intermediate: Coming soon
• Foundation: Coming soon

• Next next next full date: 1st July -- talk to Henry, deadline 9th June

Outings/Events

• DF Hunt with IVARC on campus 13/06/2014
• VHF Field day 05/07/2014 -> 06/07/2014

Any news on

• Shack
• Club Storage
• Kit loaning
  • Something like SOWN[at]HOME Node load agreement form needed so we have recourse if a member does not return a loaned piece of kit. -- Soft-assigned to ?
• Corporate sponsorship

wishlists

• Anything to add to the kit wishlist
• anything to add to the activity wishlist

DF hunt

• Potential DF hunt event

kit discussion

• What radio should we buy and discussion on susu funding.
• lets order some stuff (or at least plan it)

• Anyone interested in a group DIY powerpole distro order
  • about £ 20 each as kit (hopefully less)
    • USD33 for 10 boards (might be more with the improved copper layer) (with tax up to £3 each)
    • Powerpoles for 10 £3.65*2 + £2.65 = ~£10 (£12 for 6 way splitter)
    • Fuses £0.3 each (£1.8)
    • Other components (not much probably less than £1)
    • can probably laser cut/3d print a case no idea on cost though

Spring 2014 Newsletter Finalisation

• Newsletter
  • [1]

Amateur Radio Doing Planning

What to do next week?

• ARDF stuff - get Denis's kit working/boxed/tested/etc.

Joint Agenda

• AOB

• Deal with email

• Funding round 3
  • Budget for QSL cards?